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Chalmers University of Technology is offering a fully funded PhD position in Urban Morphology and Walking for Healthy Urban Planning and Design within the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Gothenburg, Sweden. The project is based in the Urban Design and Planning division and the Spatial Morphology Group (SMoG), an internationally oriented research environment working at the intersection of urban morphology, Space Syntax, GIS, urban analytics, pedestrian modelling, and Social-Ecological Urbanism. The PhD project examines how the built environment shapes pedestrian movement and environmental exposure, with a strong focus on identifying where urban interventions can have the greatest impact and who would benefit most. The research considers both beneficial and adverse conditions, including urban nature, heat, air pollution, and noise. A central methodological aim is to further develop Pedestrian-Weighted Exposure (PWE), an approach that goes beyond mapping conditions in space to estimate where, how many, and which pedestrians are actually exposed. The work combines empirical studies of pedestrian activity with high-resolution spatial measures of urban form and environmental conditions. You will distinguish between transport walking, leisure walking, and sojourning, using observational and mobility-based methods such as GPS tracking and PPGIS. You will also use GIS and urban morphological methods, including Space Syntax, to characterise urban form and model pedestrian movement, then integrate those findings with spatial data on environmental conditions. The project is explicitly interdisciplinary and links urban planning and design with environmental and health research. Research outputs are expected to include peer-reviewed journal articles, conference presentations, and communication aimed at planning and design practitioners. The role may also include teaching corresponding to up to 20% of full-time employment, in line with Chalmers regulations. Eligibility requires a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning, or a closely related field. Applicants should have strong knowledge of urban morphology, especially Space Syntax, proven GIS experience, spatial data processing and visualisation skills, and excellent English communication. Additional strengths include familiarity with urban health, human ecology, or environmental psychology; experience with mobility or behavioural data collection; programming in Python, R, SQL, or JavaScript; and statistical or spatial modelling experience. The position is fully funded from the start, with a fixed-term appointment of four years that can be extended to five years if teaching duties are included. The starting salary is 35,725 SEK per month. Doctoral studies require physical presence throughout the entire study period, and a valid residence permit must be presented by the start date. The application deadline is 9 October 2026. To apply, submit the required documents in English as PDF files via the university application portal. The application should include a CV, personal letter, brief introduction, motivation for the position, and bachelor’s and, if available, master’s thesis with transcripts. Incomplete applications and email submissions will not be considered.

Chalmers University of Technology is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position in urban morphology , urban design , and environmental exposure . The project examines how urban form and everyday mobility jointly shape people’s exposure to beneficial and adverse environmental conditions, including urban nature , heat , air pollution , and noise . The successful candidate will develop and compare residential , mobility-based , and trajectory-based measures of exposure, combining spatial analysis with GPS trajectories , environmental data, and health-related data. You will join the Spatial Morphology Group (SMoG) at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering , an internationally oriented research group studying how urban form influences urban life through rigorous spatial analysis and empirically validated models. This is a strong fit for candidates with interests in architecture , civil engineering , environmental science , public health , and related spatial/urban research. The post is explicitly a postdoctoral opening. No deadline, funding details, or eligibility requirements beyond the research focus are stated in the post.

Chalmers University of Technology is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position in Urban Morphology, Environmental Exposure and Health at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Gothenburg, Sweden. The project examines how the urban environment people encounter in daily life differs from the environment around their homes, and what this means for understanding environmental exposure and health. The work focuses on the relationship between urban form , everyday mobility, and exposure to both beneficial and adverse environmental conditions, including urban nature, heat, air pollution, and noise . The successful candidate will join the Spatial Morphology Group (SMoG) within the Urban Design and Planning division. The group works at the intersection of urban morphology, Space Syntax, GIS, urban analytics, pedestrian modelling, and Social-Ecological Urbanism, and is extending its research to examine how urban form shapes environmental conditions and health-related exposure patterns. The project will develop and compare residential, mobility-based, and trajectory-based measures of environmental exposure . It will combine GPS trajectories, spatially and temporally detailed environmental data, and health and wellbeing data from wearables, surveys, and other sources. The research aims to improve understanding of where people move, what environmental conditions they encounter, how long they are exposed, and how accumulated exposure relates to health and wellbeing. The position is highly interdisciplinary and involves GIS, statistical and geospatial methods, mobility research, exposure science, and environmental health. The postdoc will collaborate with researchers at Chalmers and external partners, publish in peer-reviewed journals, and present findings at international conferences. Applicants must hold a PhD in a closely related field such as Urban Planning, Urban Design, Urban Studies, Geography, Environmental Health, Environmental Psychology, or Human Ecology. Strong quantitative research skills, experience with GIS and spatial analysis, and experience analysing mobility or exposure data are required. Experience with GPS data, PPGIS, wearables, environmental exposure modelling, longitudinal or repeated-measures data, and programming in R or Python is especially valued. The position is a two-year full-time temporary appointment with the possibility of a one-year extension. Physical presence is required throughout the appointment, and a valid residence permit must be shown by the start date. Applications must be submitted in English as PDF files, including a CV with publications and a personal letter. The deadline for applications is 16 October 2026 .